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On 12/3/2022 at 1:14 PM, BirdTravels said:

Balcony 

Forgive me if I missed this in the posting.  But what Room # is this?  I'm having a hard time deciding between a balcony on Deck 11 and  a Spa Balcony on Deck 16.

Thank you!  

14 minutes ago, BirdTravels said:

This is the "normal" email that they send out right now.

 

The email basically says that you did not get an upgrade as part of the normal process. Pre-pandemic, that would be the end of upgrade process. 

 

What they are saying is that with COVID and a lot of last minute cancellations and no-shows, they will fill those rooms, if they decide they want to go through the effort, on embarkation day. We got our final "denied" email about 90 minutes after departure. 

Understood.  Thank you.

My family and I are setting sail on Sunday.  I have had bids in for 7 Haven Categories for at least a month now.

Just received 2 emails with the Title below.  Each email was for a separate Category of heaven.  So I recieved  emails for 2 of the Categories I bid on, but not the others.

Does this mean I MIGHT have a chance at being upgraded to one of these 2 Categories?  

Or am I looking into the emails too much, wondering why I only got emails for (2) of the (7) Categories I bid on.

Either way, even if i do't win and get Upgraded, I'm still happy with our room we booked.  It would just be the icing on my son's Birthday cruise!

Verbiage from email(s) below.....

____________________________________

Title :

"Norwegian Cruise Line - We are reviewing your upgrade request!"

Body:

This email is to confirm that we have received your offer(s) to be upgraded on your upcoming cruise. While your offer has not been selected yet, you may still be selected for an upgrade by our onboard team.

Upgrades may be awarded at any time up until 0 hours prior to the sailing departure. Should your offer be selected for an onboard upgrade, your credit card will be automatically charged, and your stateroom will be reassigned. Please check your email up to 0 hours prior to the sailing departure to see if we were able to upgrade you.

If you no longer wish to be considered for an onboard upgrade, you may cancel your offer(s) through the link provided below up until 5 hours prior to the sailing departure, provided that your Offer has not already been accepted by Norwegian Cruise Line, and provided that your credit card has not been charged.

On 12/8/2022 at 6:11 PM, LWAnthony said:

I placed bids on the Haven weeks ago.... I placed the bid for the Suite on Dec 3rd ad got the upgrade email on the 5th. 

Can I ask if your new SP cabin is on the 11th floor?  My SP cabin is and I put in a bid on the Haven......

Just curious as to see if the cards will be in my favor.....lol

6 hours ago, LWAnthony said:

Just an FYI, I had a Club Balcony room on the Joy for Dec 18th cruise to Mexico and bid on nearly everything Haven... all in the mid tear of bids...  Then last minute when I saw that they were discounting the Penthouse Suite with Balcony (SC) rooms. I knew they were not Haven, nor had many perks other then a larger room so I threw a low ball bid on there of the minimum, and 2 days later I got the bid.

 

When I looked there where very few Haven rooms left so that motivated me to bid on the non haven upgrade, and it worked.. or back fired.. I'll never know... but We did get an upgrade, and we will enjoy or short jaunt down to Cabo and back 🙂 

Congrats!  My family is cruising on this sailing as well.  We are currently in a Family Inside Suite (SP).  I have multiple bids in for the Haven.  They all still say "pending".

My I ask what date you put in the bid and when did you get the "Accepted" offer?

If I don't get the haven upgrade, I will still be happy with my room.  Last time we sailed with NCL (before the pandemic), we had a Haven 2-Bedroom and it was great and a reasonable price for my family of 4, but now, it seems that the prices have gone way up!

Hope you enjoy your cruise and possibly see you on board!!

19 minutes ago, bellbtm said:

Just got upgraded to an aft balcony on the Joy.  Can anyone share experiences?  Are all aft balcony’s larger then the standard balcony?

Congrats!  What sailing?  I'm in the Joy March 1st.  I've been anxiously waiting to hear about my upgrade bid.  But as of 2 days ago, the sailing showed everything to be sold out except for Insides.  This happened overnight....

15 Days Until Joy!!!  Mexican Riviera!

4 minutes ago, BirdTravels said:

Yes, it accepts gift cards. There are two Starbucks on the Joy. One in the Atrium and a smaller, limited service store in the Observation Lounge. 

 

Observations Lounge

 

 

Atrium Store

 

Thank you so much for taking the time to compile this!  

For those of you that have been on the Joy.  Does the Starbucks on the Joy have the "Cold Brew" Taps???  Also, do they accept Starbucks Gift Cards?  Thank you in Advance.

Thank you very much!  I appriciate it.  Looking forward to this cruise!

14 minutes ago, don't-use-real-name said:

 

Use this LINK:

https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/DP/deckplans/Norwegian-Joy

 

Click on deck 17 or 18 and browse around

 

YouTube video 18102 - excellent explains just about all - - -

 

YES the H4 class 2BR Haven does have a pull down (twin size) Pullman bed in the 2nd BR just over the

convertible sleeper couch

Hello all,  setting sail in a few weeks.  Does anyone know off the top of their head of the 2and bedroom in the H4 on the Joy has an upper Pullman bed???  Thank you in advance!  

Just now, bury me at sea said:

The e-mail is your confirmation.  It will not appear in your Cruise Manager.

 

Enjoy!

Thank you!

Im doing a Mexican Riviera Trip in March. . . .my childrens first Cruise (6 & 10).  I obtained passports for them.  I wanted to be sure that if something happened, (God forbid) while in Mexico (On land) or on the Cruise.  We could travel or be air lifted if needed.

IMOHO, it is something good to have while not on US soil.

I just made Reservations for my March 2nd Sailing on the Splendor.  It took (1) Day for them to send me a confirmation by Email.

I will print our the confirmation and bring it aboard as I don't see my reservation in any of my cruise details.  Does anyone have any experience with this?

Thank you

OH MY GOD!!!!

 

I guess I need to cancel all my Princess Cruises.

 

I wasn't aware of the Tattoo restrictions.

 

Do you think they will let me use my "formal attire" to cover my tattoos while I'm sitting by the pool being forced to listen to the overly loud movie/concert on MUTS?

 

P.S. I'm 56 and am usually considered, as you say, "those types"

Love this!!!

Guess I picked the wrong line for all my tattoos as well!!!

Just got off the Jewel March 19th.....Had a wonderful time, Aft Penthouse Suite!!! Everyone/everything was great!

P.S. I'm 32, Married, have 2 kids, from Southern California,

I was just able to book a Grand Scenic Ocean suite, 9200 on Splendor in March of 2019.

It did NOT show up as available on the carnival website.....BUT it DID show up on my TA's website! This was in 2 minutes of looking at Carnivals website.......

I booked right away! This is our first family vacation on a cruise, I didn't want to get a balcony with the kids being young.... Also, it came with a nice OBC from my TA too....

Just got off of the Jewel on Sunday.

I was able to ask them for a cover for my food, and they had no problem letting me take my food.....I did this 4 out if the 7 nights.

Tomorrow!!!! Jewel Mexican Riviera!

My wife and I are big mouthwash users.....

Is it okay if we bring a little bottle that is still factory sealed???

I was talking to the pre concierge and they told me that I couldn't even bring those "Mio" water flavor enhancers.

So that got me thinking about the mouthwash.

Do anyone have any insight in this??

We leave in 4 days to the Mexican Riviera.

This explains why all the excursions in PV are gone on myncl site....I have one booked for the whole day....

But, it doesn't explain why the 2 excursions that I wanted to book in Mazatlan are currently gone! Looked last night and they were there, but looked this morning and they were gone.....

My sailing is 4 days away.

There are no dedicated suite porters. Just pout the luggage tags on and give the luggage to the same porters as everyone else.

Thanks for the quick response!

This will be our first time on NCL, and we are booked inna Aft Penthouse Suite.

My question has to do primarily with the porters...

I will be dropping my wife and bags off in the front before I park the car.

Do I give my Luggage to the Porters Curbside, or do they have Porters dedicated to Suite guests?

Thank you!

As a nearly 50-year-old woman, there is only one thing I can wear, and that is WHATEVER THE **** I WANT.

No, I don't wear ripped jeans for other reasons, but don't be a tool by telling people what you believe is age appropriate.

Perfect answer!!! I couldn't have said it better myself!:D

We were just on the Jewel's 16-night Panama Canal cruise, Jan. 20-Feb. 5. Virginia was wonderful. Helpful, friendly, professional...

 

Have a great cruise!

Good to hear! I'm glad you enjoyed your cruise!

This is our first time in a suite. Been looking forward to it for a while!

Just made all of my Pre-Cruise Requests through the "Pre-Cruise Concierge Number"....

The lady told me over the phone that Virginia will be our Concierge on my sailing.

Anybody have any experience with her?

According to the woman on the phone, my sailing will be Virginia's last sailing on the Jewel.